10.04.2011

NLRB history of being overturned in court

By Bill Wilson — “The Board is not a court nor is it equal to this court in matters of statutory interpretation.” That was how the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals put it in a 1983 case that involved the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issuing its […]

09.29.2011

Tyranny with a whisper

By Bill Wilson — Most Americans think that tyranny comes with the stomping of boots, secret police and a bloody takeover by brutish thugs. It is the vision of the Cold War, of the Nazi and of countless tin-horn dictators over the last fifty years. And while […]

09.28.2011

North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue floats trial balloon for tyranny

By Bill Wilson — The North Carolina legislature should impeach Governor Beverly Perdue, who has called for the suspension of the U.S. Constitutional requirement for federal elections.  This is all a part of a disturbing trend on the hard left, showing their antipathy toward the people’s right […]

09.27.2011

Europe’s last hope

By Bill Wilson — Once again, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has inserted himself into the European sovereign debt crisis — revealing that there are genuine fears that the chaos will spread over here. Last time, it occurred in May when the International Monetary Fund (IMF) proposed that unsecured bondholders of Irish debt take losses on their holdings, a plan vetoed by Geithner , as revealed by University College Dublin’s Morgan Kelly. Now, as […]

09.23.2011

Free Markets and Choice Key to Preventing Depression

By Bill Wilson — In the face of a deteriorating economy, the liberal-left has been scurrying to assign blame for the impending disaster while offering “solutions” that would further entrench their stranglehold over America.  It has become a mantra, repeated over and over from all quarters of […]

09.22.2011

The Fed Twists Itself into a Pretzel

By Bill WilsonOn Sept. 21, the Federal Reserve announced its latest plan to “[t]o support a stronger economic recovery and to help ensure that inflation, over time, is at levels consistent with the dual mandate”. Dubbed Operation Twist after the famous 1960’s dance, this time the Fed plans to sell $400 billion of short-term U.S. treasuries […]

09.21.2011

Treating the NLRB symptoms not enough

By Bill Wilson — New legislation by Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA), the “Protecting American Jobs Act,” would remove all judicial powers from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and send all disputes arising under U.S. labor law to federal courts. Other recent proposals have aimed narrowly at reining in the Board’s […]

09.20.2011

The Week Ahead: Obama’s $1.5 Trillion Tax Hike and Pelosi’s Attempt To Create Jobs

By Frank McCaffrey — Hear from ALG President Bill Wilson on the President’s “balanced approach.” This is, of course, new taxes. Also we analyze a recent speech from Nancy Pelosi on job creation.

09.20.2011

Obama’s capital implication

By Bill Wilson — When Berkshire Hathaway chairman and chief executive Warren Buffett wrote his love letter to Barack Obama begging to have his taxes increased — a move that prompted Americans for Limited Government to note up to $1 billion in back taxes his company may owe — he implied that he would be comfortable paying capital gains taxes at a higher rate, and that those gains ought to be treated equally […]

09.19.2011

$140 Billion States Bailout Mirrors Europe

By Bill Wilson — Tucked away in the $447 billion so-called jobs bill — which won’t create jobs — is yet another bailout of bankrupt states like New York, Illinois, and California. This time, the bailout totals $140 billion. This comes atop $145 billion states got out […]

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